Cotton-planter



(No Model.)

I. BARTLEY. GOTTON PLANTER.

NO- 441.349. Patented Nov. 2.5, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC BARTLEY, OF OARLISLE, ARKANSAS.

COTTON -PLANTER.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters 1atent No. 441,349, dated November 25, 1890.

Application filed June 13, 1890. Serial No. 355,388. (No modeh) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAC BARTLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlisle, in the county of Prairie and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Planters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in cotton-seeders; and it consists in the construction, novel combination, and adaptation of devices hereina'fter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a top planview of my improved cotton-seed planter. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same, with the hoppers and their component parts shifted up out of an operative position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine with'the hoppers and component parts, which are illustrated in vertical section in an operative position.

In the practice of my invention I do not desire to limit myself to the exact Construc- 'tion of the several elements illustrated, nor

to any particular material in the manufaction to the feed mechanism of the hoppersp, as will be hereinafter described.

F indicates a transverse bar journaled in the longitudinal bars A at a point in front of the axle O, and extending laterally on each side of the frame. This bar F, which is adapthoppers, which also carry the furrow open-V ing and the covering plows to be described.

The respective hopper-frames consist of twc longitudinal strips G, which confine between them at their forward and rear ends two upright blocks H, which depend from the longitudinal bars a sufficient distance and are designed to carry the furrow-openers and covering-plows. The transverse bar F, which supports the hopper-frames, takes through the longitudinal bars and the intermediate rear upright blocks thereof, in which it is fixed in any approved manner,

I indicates the hoppers, which are seated in and secured to their respective frames in any preferable manner. These hoppers I, which may be of the ordinary or any approved construction, and which are provided with the ordinary depending` seed-conveying tubes,

ture thereof, as it is obvious that such modihave suitably journaled on the top of their fications may be made therein, as fairly fall inside walls the transverse rotatable bar J, 30 within the scope of my invention. which has its ends cranked, as illustrated at Referring by letter to the said drawings, a, to operate the force-feed devices, which I A indicates the main frame of my improved will. now proceed to describe. i machine, which is composed of two trans- K indicates the depending agitator-arms, verse and two longitudinal bars so arranged which are loosely journaled on the cranked 3 5 and connected as to form an open rectanguends of the rotatable bar J, and which extend lar frame for the support of the operating down and through the mouth of the hopper elements hereinafter described. to promote the feed of the seed therefrom,

B B designate longitudinal brace-bars conwhen the bar J is rotated. The depending go nected at the sides of the frame to the front and rear transverse bars thereof.

The wheel-axle C, which is suitably journaled on the lower side of the respective longitudinal bars A, carries at its ends the traveling-Wheels D, which are provided with a broad tread or tire, as illustrated, to enable them to serve as rollers in pressing` the earth over the seed deposited by the hoppers, with which they are in line.

At a point preferably midway of the length of axle O, which turns with the traveling- Wheels, I fix thereon a grooved pulley E, which is adapted to receive a belt to transmit moagitating-arms K are provided in their sides at suitable points in their length with laterally-extending pins lto assist in the agitation of the seed.

Fixed on the bar J at a point in line with the axle pulley E is a grooved p'ulley L, which is connected by a suitable belt with and is operated by said pulley E when the machine is in operation.

Fixed on the front side of the respective forward depending blocks H is a pointed furrow-opener M, and fixed on both sides of the respective rear dependin-g blocks H are covering-plows N. These eovering-plows N, which IOO are inwardly disposed, are provided with slots c of a suflicient length, as shown, through which takes a binding-screw cl, by which the said plows are rendered vertically adjustable.

O indicates a transverse beam, which extends across the forward end of the main frame and is connected to the respective hopper-frames in any approved manner.

P indicates an upright standard, which is secured to and rises from the forward transverse bar A, and is designed to aford a bearing for a lever Q, which is fulcrumed thereon. This lever, which extends back to within con- Venient reach of the drivers seat R, has its weight end of a length to extend forward beneath transverse bar O, through the medium of which it is adapted to lift the hopper and its component parts out of an operative position, and to loosen the belt connecting the pulleys E and L.

It is believed thata detailed description of the operation and advantages is rendered unnecessary by the preceding specification, in which they are made obvious.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The cotton-seed planter described, com prising the main frame mounted on supporting- Wheels, a drive -pulley on the axle of said Wheels, a shaft journaled transversely in the forward portion of the main frame, hopperframes journaled at their rear portions on the laterally-proj ected ends of said Shaft, a crossbar connectingsaid hopper-frames and adapted to rest upon the upper side of the main frame so as to limit the downward movement of said hopper-frames, the furrow opening and covering shovels also secured to the hopperframes in front and rear of the seed-discharge, the hoppers, the rotatable seed-Shaft carrying a pulley and connected by a belt with the pulley on the drive-Shaft and having a crank at each end, the agitators depending in the hoppers from said cranked ends, and the lever pivoted in the main frame and extending beneath the cross-bar connecting the hopper-frames so as to raise and lower the latter, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I attix my signaturc in presenc-e of two witnesses.

ISA'C BARTLEY. WVtnesses:

THOMAS ELLIs, J Essn LoNG. 

